Total Uninstall question

im trying out total uninstall, anyway. i read this from somewhere along time ago, i cant remember where, i just copied it (was supposed to ask it here the next day but i forgot) and went offline, just wanted to know if this is how it should be done. heres a quote :

if you want to do things correctly you should always work like this ...

1) Do all you installs and uninstalls with TU without exception

2) Check the install log after every install and make sure there are no unnecessary entires logged

3) Suppose you have installed applications A B C D E F G and now want to uninstall application C

4) Uninstall G F E D C in that order

5) Reinstall D E F G

You now have A B D E F G installed correctly

If you simply uninstall C without uninstalling the others first you may will revert registry entries to the state they were at when you installed B. Any of D E F or G could have also altered those settings (if they are common) and consequently you would lose the correct settings for those apps and they may not work properly any more.

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just wondering, is this how total uninstall should be used? seems a bit too "strict". thanks.

I use TU since some days.
What i have done first, is to exlude folders from scanning which are used from real time applications, like FW, etc. Also you should close _ALL_ programs which can alter folders or files in any way before installing with TU, or exlude those files/folder from scanning.
And i allways control the log.

2. I uninstall all my softwares this way (like most experienced TU-users do) :
2a. I uninstall the software, using "Add/Remove Programs" first (the old way).
2b. Then I uninstall the software, using TU. If there are any leftovers, I remove them.
2c. Then I run my registry cleaner to make sure that TU removed everything. If there are any leftovers, I remove them.

I would ignore the procedure in the original post (ABCDEFG). This is CRAZY.

yes it will catch anything that "moves" while logging a software being installed, download managers, real time apps, etc.. but should installing applications using Tu be done in the quote above? specifically in that order?

thanks tommy.

edit

didnt see ErikAlbert's reply.

like the guy said, if i wanted to install app c, do i have to uninstall all the apps that i installed after c? and them reinstall them? thats the way it is? thanks

hey LB. its ok now. just got a bit "confused" from the quote i posted above. you really dont have to do the uninstalls in that order. esp if the apps installed arent related at all.

zsoft app, never heard of it actually before but it looks promising, simple interface, easy to understand. can be a logged uninstaller like TU and ashampoo, can be a normal uninstaller too (can remove apps it didnt log). app will definitely stay in the pc. and be tested.